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Pls help in deciding to buy S2 or GNex

Hey Guys,
I am sorry for opening this, i know there are similar threads but not able to find those.
I am in a confusion.. below are the offers for the two phones..
Galaxy S2 (Rs. 29500/- around 600$)
Galaxy Nexus (Rs. 30500/- around 620$)
just not able to decide which one to buy, both have their own Pros and Cons..
S2 has better camera, external storage option and better Processor.
GNex has better Screen, AOSP and fast updates.
Pls help me in deciding which one to buy.
Thanks

Well do you listen to music and if you do that, do you like good sound quality?

Sckank said:
Well do you listen to music and if you do that, do you like good sound quality?
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have an ipod for Music.. but off course will prefer good sound quality on cell phones when i am paying so much

Personally, Nexus all day for me. ICS is by far the best iteration of android and you'll get the real deal with the nexus, not some skinned, bloated version. Also, better screen for web browsing, and apparently better sound quality for music.
The SGS2 was and still is a fantastic phone, but the game has been moved on IMO.

If I should have invested another 20$ before I would have a better screen and updated software
Gnex.
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In India u will get i9100G and its very bad and no dev
So go for nexus
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Galaxy Nexus for fast software update from Google

also can anyone confirm if USB OTG is avaialble in Nexus ?
i have read people say that stronger GPU in S2... is there too much difference in performece btwm the two ?

sahibunlimited said:
In India u will get i9100G and its very bad and no dev
So go for nexus
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No i am talking about i9100 not i9100G

Horoscope said:
Hey Guys,
I am sorry for opening this, i know there are similar threads but not able to find those.
I am in a confusion.. below are the offers for the two phones..
Galaxy S2 (Rs. 29500/- around 600$)
Galaxy Nexus (Rs. 30500/- around 620$)
just not able to decide which one to buy, both have their own Pros and Cons..
S2 has better camera, external storage option and better Processor.
GNex has better Screen, AOSP and fast updates.
Pls help me in deciding which one to buy.
Thanks
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Gnex with warranty for 30k?
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Horoscope said:
also can anyone confirm if USB OTG is avaialble in Nexus ?
i have read people say that stronger GPU in S2... is there too much difference in performece btwm the two ?
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there's a huge difference in quadrant scores, and in higher end gaming =S there are currently games only available through samsung apps on the SGS2 because it has a superior GPU as of right now
The Gnex unfortunately got shafted with the camera and processing hardware... everything else is pretty good.

..Galaxy S II is better in all ways and prettyer ...nexus is only better because google orginal android look and OS updates....only you can decide!!!

kryptoner said:
Gnex with warranty for 30k?
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Nexus is not launched in India, but the dealer is telling me he will take care of the warranty.

Screen nicer on Galaxy Nexus but I don't think I could live with 16GB storage. Very happy with my SGS2 with 16+32GB

I got a SGS2 and its a great phone.
But i have to say, if you are interested in development, go for the Galaxy Nexus.
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You need to think about practicality. If you use your phone a lot searching the web and watching videos, then the GalNex is the best choice (maybe you could consider the Note). Also software wise the GalNex is the winner too because it will most likely have a longer period when it will recieve updates. Also is better for development.,On the other hand if you want a power-house, take photos and movies with your phone daily and play games with more "advanced" graphics smoother you should consider the S2 (or again, the Note). In the end they are both great handsets. It onlymatters how practically you find them using on day by day schedule.

I will try to sell my SGS2 to get a Nexus. Samsung is starting to annoy me with their dev "support" and I would like a Nexus device. I'm personally changing because of dev and rom support and of course the screen looks great. As for 16gb, I've been using a 16gb iPhone for 3 years and just now it's starting to be just slightly small but I can easily manage.

xxhorseriderxxx said:
there's a huge difference in quadrant scores, and in higher end gaming =S there are currently games only available through samsung apps on the SGS2 because it has a superior GPU as of right now
The Gnex unfortunately got shafted with the camera and processing hardware... everything else is pretty good.
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Not to be rude mate but quadrant scores don't determine ****........
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I prefer SGS2, it has more storage, screen SuperAMOLED Plus and 1.4 Gh CPU.

Horoscope said:
Hey Guys,
I am sorry for opening this, i know there are similar threads but not able to find those.
I am in a confusion.. below are the offers for the two phones..
Galaxy S2 (Rs. 29500/- around 600$)
Galaxy Nexus (Rs. 30500/- around 620$)
just not able to decide which one to buy, both have their own Pros and Cons..
S2 has better camera, external storage option and better Processor.
GNex has better Screen, AOSP and fast updates.
Pls help me in deciding which one to buy.
Thanks
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How's it u r getting it only for 30500rs ?
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S3 vs One X Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6I22fiPfI4

Both great phones but I prefer the s III looks moot sleek, but I would go for the one x if you like best audio that much.
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crap

I did not know the GS3 had half those extra things. Awesome.

S3 audio with voodoo enhancements is much better than hox
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Is there a mod for voodoo for the GS3?
Edit: Scratch that last question, Just found some info on the subject.

Murdhie said:
Is there a mod for voodoo for the GS3?
Edit: Scratch that last question, Just found some info on the subject.
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Could you please share said info?
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It's nothing really. I knew nothing about Voodoo so I thought it was a mod. Realised it was an app that is available on Google Play and will be available when it is available.
That's it. Hope I didn't get your hopes up.

tehsprayer said:
Both great phones but I prefer the s III looks moot sleek, but I would go for the one x if you like best audio that much.
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beats beating wolfson and voodoo?really?
lols
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are u really guys so naive? All those specifications are on HOX too!! We dont call it S-BEAM we call it NFC like Pure android . You have S-Voice. We have HTC speak. You have led indicator/notif we have it too!! Just get your brain into the hood and see some things and read more before u buy something. Both phones are fuking perfect and have the same specs.Get it over just HOX has Tegra and Sammy has exynoss thats the end of story. you can believe what ever esle u want

DrAnGeR said:
are u really guys so naive? All those specifications are on HOX too!! We dont call it S-BEAM we call it NFC like Pure android . You have S-Voice. We have HTC speak. You have led indicator/notif we have it too!! Just get your brain into the hood and see some things and read more before u buy something. Both phones are fuking perfect and have the same specs.Get it over just HOX has Tegra and Sammy has exynoss thats the end of story. you can believe what ever esle u want
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No, they aren't all on HOX, in fact most aren't. Watch again.
HTC doesn't have s-beam.
S-beam isn't NFC, it uses NFC to start a Wi-Fi direct connection to transfer files.
HOX doesn't have it.
You should take your own advice and read more before you post about something you don't understand.
Same specs? Don't think so.
S3 beats the **** out of HOX.
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nodstuff said:
Same specs? Don't think so.
S3 beats the **** out of HOX.
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And might i add the Exynos chip is better than the Tegra 3 in every way

That video was just lame

radeonxt said:
beats beating wolfson and voodoo?really?
lols
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Voodoo doesn't work I just downloaded it and it says that it doesn't support kernal applications?
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tehsprayer said:
Voodoo doesn't work I just downloaded it and it says that it doesn't support kernal applications?
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It hasn't been released for S3 yet
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gee2012 said:
Go back to the HOX thread
I had the One X and after a day with the S3 i can say i kills the One X in so many ways. Usebility, sound, screen, so many different options you can choose, better email client, better keyboard, much much better battery life. Don`t get me wrong, the One X isn`t a bad phone at all but the S3 is superior to it.
I have 5,5 hrs. screentime after the 1st charge :victory:
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Both email clients have their advantages over the other. The gs3 is a great phone but:
The screen is nowhere near as readable in bright conditions (and the dark themes are not helping)
The radio on the One X is heaps better. Has more bars and I can make calls where the Samsung drops out.
Haven't quite decided which one to keep and other than the above points the differences are not that not (except the sd card and battery of course)
Don't know why people bag the gs3 design either.....I think it's just fine!

If Samsung had put the best materials in SG3, would not discuss what the best phone. That's my opinion.

Yesterday Ive put galaxy s3 and hox side by side with a friend and now my friend wants too trade, but I still don't Luke Samsung
I don't like the design, the GPS performance and the UI. Still a lover for sense. Inside on an old building ive got 2bars off network and none on samsung. I make a call and didn't work on samsung.
Bluethoot integracion with my fiat works better with hox than samsung. For some reason I can't copy my contacts from samsung to my car, that's kill me.
Htc have much more options for personalization than galaxy s3. Ok we can put cm9 and miui and transforme this phone's completly and turn daily use the same cheat
The things I like on samsung its only 3. Dialer with 3g video call, better camera on video and the back speaker its much better
That's my review
sergiofct said:
If Samsung had put the best materials in SG3, would not discuss what the best phone. That's my opinion.
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Closed, we have a sGS3 vs HOX comparison thread right here.
Also I would like to remind people that flaming is not acceptable on XDA.

[Q] Samsung Galaxy S4 Audio DAC chip ?

what is the audio DAC chip in S4 ?

spaydix said:
what is the audio DAC chip in S4 ?
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My guess is that the (US) version with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor will use the build-in audio DAC in the Krait SoC, and the (EU) version with the Samsung Exynos 5 octa processor will use a separate Wolfson Audio DAC
-Sam-

US version uses Qualcomm's native audio. No Wolfson.
https://twitter.com/supercurio/status/312378336972242944
Wait for international version. Very less information about that so far.

hot_spare said:
US version uses Qualcomm's native audio. No Wolfson.
https://twitter.com/supercurio/status/312378336972242944
Wait for international version. Very less information about that so far.
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It will be as I was (logically) guessing
The "secret" International version will be the one to get or the One from HTC

The ONE will have Krait audio also -- probably same as US GS4.

SamHaLeKe said:
My guess is that the (US) version with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor will use the build-in audio DAC in the Krait SoC, and the (EU) version with the Samsung Exynos 5 octa processor will use a separate Wolfson Audio DAC
-Sam-
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That's my guess too, but I'm anxious to hear confirmation.
Is the audio completely within the Krait SOC, or does it use an external WCD93xx chip like MSM8960 etc. ?

Can I ask this question here please, I don't think it warrants a new thread...?
What does the Galaxy S4 (for those who have heard it) sound like on loudspeaker for audio, like music and video etc., when compared to other devices generally, excluding HTC One?
I'm not familiar with Samsung at all. Are they one of the better quality devices, how did the S3 rank against others?
Thanks, just wondering!
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nniicckkss said:
Can I ask this question here please, I don't think it warrants a new thread...?
What does the Galaxy S4 (for those who have heard it) sound like on loudspeaker for audio, like music and video etc., when compared to other devices generally, excluding HTC One?
I'm not familiar with Samsung at all. Are they one of the better quality devices, how did the S3 rank against others?
Thanks, just wondering!
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Just my personal opinion. The S3 loudspeaker was real poor. Hope it's improved in the s4
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adz63 said:
Just my personal opinion. The S3 loudspeaker was real poor. Hope it's improved in the s4
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To you and the guy asking if the s4 will have good loudspeakers...I have yet to hear speakers on any phone...here's an analogy(right word?) You don't buy a laptop expecting good speakers, so you shouldn't buy a phone expecting good speakers...I mean a phone really can't fit good sounding speakers...then again I may be a little harsh as I am somewhat of an audiophile...studio monitors for my computer speakers and studio headphones for my music on the go...
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mg2195 said:
To you and the guy asking if the s4 will have good loudspeakers...I have yet to hear speakers on any phone...here's an analogy(right word?) You don't buy a laptop expecting good speakers, so you shouldn't buy a phone expecting good speakers...I mean a phone really can't fit good sounding speakers...then again I may be a little harsh as I am somewhat of an audiophile...studio monitors for my computer speakers and studio headphones for my music on the go...
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While that's true, there are relative differences between the "quality" of the sounds coming from these devices speaker setups. Some ARE better than others. I think that was the intent of the question. I MO one of the weakest areas of Samson's devices are the internal speakers. HTC seems to be addressing that.
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tbong777 said:
While that's true, there are relative differences between the "quality" of the sounds coming from these devices speaker setups. Some ARE better than others. I think that was the intent of the question. I MO one of the weakest areas of Samson's devices are the internal speakers. HTC seems to be addressing that.
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Thank you, this is exactly what I meant. Thanks for all of the feedback above.
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based on images I have seen the loudspeaker seems larger than the one in the S3
the DROID incredible (original) had a nice speaker (could even output some decent lows)
Samsung Omnia 2 had some of the best speakers (Stereo baby!!!!) I have ever heard in a mobile phone.
even though I am not a huge fan of Bose™ , they could probably create some nice clarity out of some micro waveguide design
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I just don't see how in 2013 on a top tier phone that the Sound chip will be bad in any way

NuclearEMP said:
I just don't see how in 2013 on a top tier phone that the Sound chip will be bad in any way
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Wolfson or bust! I keep my SGS 1 around because the Gnex sound processor is terrible.

insanity213 said:
Wolfson or bust! I keep my SGS 1 around because the Gnex sound processor is terrible.
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I agree, Wolfson or bust!
All of the GS4's internal are pretty much the current top of the line stuff, if they cheap out on the DAC, that would be quite absurd. I read that manufacturing cost of GS4 is higher by 15% from GS3, let's just hope it will translate to the stuff that we will get.

i definitely agree to the above posts. wolfson or nothing! i'm still using my nexus s because of it and voodoo of course. however, i gave my S2 to the wifey because of the inferior sound quality. she doesn't care anyway.
hope you're reading this sammy.

blancer said:
i definitely agree to the above posts. wolfson or nothing! i'm still using my nexus s because of it and voodoo of course. however, i gave my S2 to the wifey because of the inferior sound quality. she doesn't care anyway.
hope you're reading this sammy.
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I just sent my S2 back to Optus (carrier) & cancelled my contract. I was extremely disappointed with the sound on it, after having the S1. Glad I kept it. It's my hard rockin' baby...
from my bathtub, bass blaring from my S1 :silly:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39534458&postcount=14
Good news and bad news.
The hardware is most advanced,
The software crippled it.
Just hope Supercurio can convince sammy about their misdoing.

Hi guys,
I too have been looking for this info for a while!
posted online a few days ago:
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2261101/samsung-galaxy-s4-set-to-ship-with-wolfson-audio-chip
cheers

BenG7 said:
Hi guys,
I too have been looking for this info for a while!
posted online a few days ago:
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer...galaxy-s4-set-to-ship-with-wolfson-audio-chip
cheers
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that doesn't say if its talking about the quad or the octa
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He's talking about the Octa (I follow him in Twitter).

How big a Difference can a DAC make?

Hi Guys.
I'm wanting to chuck my iPhone 4s at a wall and get a S4.
Being from Australia, I understand that only the Snapdragon 600 with the Krait DAC. I have quite a bit of FLAC recordings I want to play off the phone and was wondering if waiting for the Exynos with the Wolfram WM5102 is really worth it. I use SE535 and Westone 4 more than any of my other headphones.
The CPU isn't an issue for me its more the DAC that is holding me back. Is there enough of a difference in quality?
Any advice you guys can give would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Tyriall (a.k.a Mike)

Tyriall said:
Hi Guys.
I'm wanting to chuck my iPhone 4s at a wall and get a S4.
Being from Australia, I understand that only the Snapdragon 600 with the Krait DAC. I have quite a bit of FLAC recordings I want to play off the phone and was wondering if waiting for the Exynos with the Wolfram WM5102 is really worth it. I use SE535 and Westone 4 more than any of my other headphones.
The CPU isn't an issue for me its more the DAC that is holding me back. Is there enough of a difference in quality?
Any advice you guys can give would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Tyriall (a.k.a Mike)
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There was a previous thread on xda
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39559528&postcount=27
Hope this helps

mr_sock said:
There was a previous thread on xda
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39559528&postcount=27
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hi... and thanks.
I had read that thread... I was really hoping for some real world feed back... maybe comparing the Krait to the Wolfram in the SIII and what not... ideally i would love to get the one with the best SQ..
out of curiosity... are you able to bypass the DAC with an external unit?

Tyriall said:
hi... and thanks.
I had read that thread... I was really hoping for some real world feed back... maybe comparing the Krait to the Wolfram in the SIII and what not... ideally i would love to get the one with the best SQ..
out of curiosity... are you able to bypass the DAC with an external unit?
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Bump

I honestly cant notice a difference between S3 LTE and S4 LTE.
People are too hung up on the Wolfson brand name.Yes they are great but so is the Qualcom DAC in my opinion.
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Obagleyfreer said:
I honestly cant notice a difference between S3 LTE and S4 LTE.
People are too hung up on the Wolfson brand name.Yes they are great but so is the Qualcom DAC in my opinion.
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That's because both phones you listed use the same DAC lol
If I helped you out be sure to hit thanks
Swyped from a minimalist S2

I'm also from Australia and got my S4 yesterday.
I have some FLAC stuff that I put on both the S3 (Quad-Core with Wolfson) and the S4 (Quad-Core with Qualcomm) for comparison - I listened to both through a set of Bose QC15's.
Honestly, there was a A LITTLE bit of difference in the mid and high frequencies, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it was better or worse, just different - and I'm pretty anal about my audio. I'm pretty impressed with all aspects of the S4 currently, and the audio is no exception. You won't be disappointed.

Krimsonmyst said:
I'm also from Australia and got my S4 yesterday.
I have some FLAC stuff that I put on both the S3 (Quad-Core with Wolfson) and the S4 (Quad-Core with Qualcomm) for comparison - I listened to both through a set of Bose QC15's.
Honestly, there was a A LITTLE bit of difference in the mid and high frequencies, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it was better or worse, just different - and I'm pretty anal about my audio. I'm pretty impressed with all aspects of the S4 currently, and the audio is no exception. You won't be disappointed.
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Good to know. I picked mine up today so ill get to play with it later today. I wonder though, the QC15s are subject to Bose's emphasized mids and highs. I'm going to spend a few hours testing them with my se535 and westone 4s and then move onto my vmodas and grados

No, the S3 LTE (I9305) uses the same Wolfson DAC as the i9300.
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Come on guys, Wolfson founders were in diapers when Yamaha was founded. Stop trashing Yamaha.
Signed,
A Yamaha fan and Yamaha piano owner.
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[Q] N9005 Audio Quality?

Could anyone with a Qualcomm version the Note leave an opinion on how the audio fares?
I'm coming from an old Galaxy S1 + Voodoo Sound, will there be a significant difference?

I have the Qualcomm version and it is wayyyyyyyyyyy better sounding than my previous Tegra 3 HTC One X. Played some flac music and I was in audio heaven!

killa12222 said:
I have the Qualcomm version and it is wayyyyyyyyyyy better sounding than my previous Tegra 3 HTC One X. Played some flac music and I was in audio heaven!
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Could you share which earphones are u using?

dmstar said:
Could you share which earphones are u using?
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JVC HA-FX101 which I picked for cheap up after reading some glowing reviews over at HeadFi forums.

I can only compare it with my note 1 and i think it's awesome
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Has anyone been able to confirm that the AT&T version has the same high-spec audio capabilities as the international variants?

Thanks for the replies. Guess I'll be getting one too (Primarily because my old phone is running out of space )

ShadedCyan said:
Could anyone with a Qualcomm version the Note leave an opinion on how the audio fares?
I'm coming from an old Galaxy S1 + Voodoo Sound, will there be a significant difference?
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here:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_3-review-996p8.php

External speaker audio, is thin in general, be warned.

BenG7 said:
here:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_3-review-996p8.php
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The review is great, but I can't find a comparison to the original SGS WITH headphones plugged in, so i thought I'll ask around.
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External speaker audio, is thin in general, be warned.
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My phone's silent nearly 90% of the day, but thanks for the heads up! :good:

ShadedCyan said:
The review is great, but I can't find a comparison to the original SGS WITH headphones plugged in, so i thought I'll ask around.
My phone's silent nearly 90% of the day, but thanks for the heads up! :good:
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Did you bought N9005? I am using N9005 but i think i will buy 2nd hand Galaxy S for music quailty. One my friend still uses Galaxy S for music. If you tried N9005 can you tell which ones music quailty better?

Look at the date of the last post October 2013 and person you are asking not currently active on the forum .

JJEgan said:
Look at the date of the last post October 2013 and person you are asking not currently active on the forum .
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I know the date sir but we are talking about music... It is so important.

Note N9005 music quality fine for me.
You are welcome to wait for a reply from those that last posted in 2013 .